FDA, industry ponder changes to clinical trials for rare disease treatments

19 March 2018 - FDA statisticians pondered changing how the agency uses statistics to approve drugs for rare disease at ...

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Europe follows FDA with plans to help early Alzheimer's drugs

28 February 2018 - European regulators are following in the footsteps of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with plans ...

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Mandatory requirements for an effective application

21 February 2018 - Applicable for applications lodged from 9 February 2018. ...

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RMAT vs. breakthrough vs. fast track: companies seek clarity on FDA draft guidance

19 February 2018 - Industry groups BIO, the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and the International Society for Cellular Therapy, as well ...

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FDA opens new path for Alzheimer's treatments

16 February 2018 - Draft guidance comes after Merck failure, years of others. ...

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Strengthened guidance on follow-up and risk management for ATMP developers

2 February 2018 - Guideline to streamline procedures and better address the specific requirements of ATMP developers published for consultation ...

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New guidance: When can the FDA refuse to file NDAs and BLAs?

10 January 2018 - According to US FDA regulations, the regulatory agency may refuse to file a new drug application ...

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Guidelines for statistical analysis plans

19 December 2017 - The emergence of the randomised clinical trial as the gold standard for the evaluation of new clinical ...

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Advancing medicinal nicotine replacement therapies as new drugs – a new step in FDA’s comprehensive approach to tobacco and nicotine

29 November 2017 - As the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, tobacco causes more than ...

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FDA issues guidance that could make it easier for EpiPen rivals to come to market

28 November 2017 - FDA issued guidance that says generic copies with some design differences may be approved as substitutable products. ...

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Guidance to help pharma companies prepare for Brexit

28 November 2017 - Additional guidance relates to medicines for human and veterinary use. ...

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Towards a single development programme for new antibiotics in EU, Japan and US

17 November 2017 - EMA, PMDA and FDA to further align data requirements and explore options to streamline paediatric development. ...

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FDA announces comprehensive regenerative medicine policy framework

16 November 2017 - Framework aims to spur innovation, efficient access to potentially transformative products, while ensuring safety and efficacy. ...

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FDA releases flurry of new, revised drug-specific guidance documents

19 October 2017 - The US FDA on Thursday released new draft guidances for 32 drugs, including for those companies ...

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Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on the FDA’s adverse event reporting system and new search tool

2 October 2017 - The FDA’s adverse event reporting system is a database that contains adverse event reports, medication error reports ...

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